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  2. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Historically, the concept of a proof and its associated mathematical rigour first appeared in Greek mathematics, most notably in Euclid's Elements. [4] Since its beginning, mathematics was primarily divided into geometry and arithmetic (the manipulation of natural numbers and fractions), until the 16th and 17th centuries, when algebra [a] and ...

  3. History of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The study of mathematics as a "demonstrative discipline" began in the 6th century BC with the Pythagoreans, who coined the term "mathematics" from the ancient Greek μάθημα (mathema), meaning "subject of instruction". [4] Greek mathematics greatly refined the methods (especially through the introduction of deductive reasoning and ...

  4. 1910 London to Manchester air race - Wikipedia

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    The event marked the first long-distance aeroplane race in England, the first take-off of a heavier-than-air machine at night, and the first powered flight into Manchester from outside the city. Paulhan repeated the journey in April 1950, the fortieth anniversary of the original flight, this time as a passenger aboard a British jet fighter.

  5. Indian mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The decimal number system in use today [3] was first recorded in Indian mathematics. [4] Indian mathematicians made early contributions to the study of the concept of zero as a number, [ 5 ] negative numbers , [ 6 ] arithmetic , and algebra . [ 7 ]

  6. Additional Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Additional Mathematics in Malaysia—also commonly known as Add Maths—can be organized into two learning packages: the Core Package, which includes geometry, algebra, calculus, trigonometry and statistics, and the Elective Package, which includes science and technology application and social science application. [7]

  7. JetBlue flight attendant incident - Wikipedia

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    The JetBlue flight attendant incident occurred after JetBlue Airways Flight 1052, from Pittsburgh to New York City on August 9, 2010, had landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Steven Slater, a veteran flight attendant announced over the plane's public address system that he had been abused by a passenger and was quitting his job.

  8. Exact solutions in general relativity - Wikipedia

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    Within the first approach the alleged stress–energy tensor must arise in the standard way from a "reasonable" matter distribution or non-gravitational field. In practice, this notion is pretty clear, especially if we restrict the admissible non-gravitational fields to the only one known in 1916, the electromagnetic field .

  9. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor - Wikipedia

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    The story was adapted as a silent short film released in 1921 as part of the Stoll film series starring Eille Norwood as Holmes. [5]The Granada Sherlock Holmes television series adapted the story in 1993 as a feature-length television film entitled The Eligible Bachelor. [6]